Gemini 3.5 Flash vs Gemini 3.6 Flash
Different efforts: medium · high · Compare all at high
MMMU-Pro (vision) MMMU-Pro (vision): College-level questions that require understanding images: charts, diagrams, photos
Gemini 3.5 Flash83.9
Gemini 3.6 Flash83.2
GDP.pdf · AA all-pass GDP.pdf · AA all-pass: Models reason over professional PDF documents; an attempt passes only when every atomic criterion passes
Gemini 3.5 Flash · high19.8
Gemini 3.6 Flash17.4
Arena Document · overall Arena Document · overall: Human pairwise preferences in the stated document vote pool
Gemini 3.5 Flash1,463.3
Gemini 3.6 Flash1,456.1
Arena Vision · overall Arena Vision · overall: Human pairwise preferences in the stated vision vote pool
Gemini 3.5 Flash1,306.3
Gemini 3.6 Flash1,298.9
Chartography Chartography: Expert chart reasoning over professional scientific, medical, financial and engineering charts
Gemini 3.5 Flash—
Gemini 3.6 Flash · medium34
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| MMMU-Pro (vision) | 83.9 | 83.2 |
| GDP.pdf · AA all-pass | 19.8 · high | 17.4 |
| Arena Document · overall | 1,463.3 | 1,456.1 |
| Arena Vision · overall | 1,306.3 | 1,298.9 |
| Chartography | — | 34 · medium |
Specs
| Spec | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M | $1.50 | !$0.75 |
| Output, per 1M | $9 | !$3.75 |
| Cost per task? | — | $1.60 |
| Speed, tok/s | 199 | 209 |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Released | May 2026 | Jul 2026 |
| See images | ✓ | ✓ |
| Read PDFs | Partial | ✓ |
| Hear audio | ✓ | ✓ |
| Watch video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Call tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Force a tool call | Partial | Partial |
| Return strict JSON | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search the web | ? | ✓ |
| Run code | ? | ✓ |
| Use a computer | ? | Partial |
What breaks when you switch
Gemini 3.5 Flash → Gemini 3.6 Flash
Nothing known.
Gemini 3.6 Flash → Gemini 3.5 Flash
Nothing known.